islam: empire of faith transcript

and they recruited primarily Christian children. But even as the Muslims were praying toward Mecca. The palaces of ancient Baghdad have been lost over the centuries. Those without clan protection were tortured and killed. For 200 years, the Christian holy places in Jerusalem had been respected and protected by Muslim rulers. they had to have very carefully sorted out legal systems. Islam Empire of Faith Part 3 The Ottomans full PBS Documentary Eddy Misr 3.19K subscribers Subscribe 251 Share 38K views 11 years ago Part 3 of the famous PBS Documentary "Islam: Empire. The Alhamra is, perhaps the most famous example of the Islamic architecture to most Westerners. To the Bedouin, the word had a mystical importance. The resulting explosion signalled a furious 6-hour Ottoman assault. but had said "After I am gone, choose one from among your peers. Cordoba had running water. from radically different cultural traditions being thrown into the same crucible. while he made his wishes known with the slightest nod or gesture. 7/10. never thought about themselves or any harm that could come to the group, But it made the Ottoman Empire almost fearless. In Europe anti-Muslim sentiment simmered. Islam was their state religion (Naumkin 2005: 6) and they developed a double-identity as campaigners against pagans and Shiites, as well as protectors of Iran against the Turks (Kaplony 2005). and he was taken under the protection of his uncle, chief of his clan. They tried to keep him from the Kaaba, doing all they could to run him out of town. celebrating their victories, lamenting their defeats. but he was sent off to live with the Bedouin, because the people even the town of Mecca. These buildings were horrendously expensive, huge things that took, many many years to build, and a great deal of architectural talent and engineering skill. They were competing among themselves almost just in the same way. caused by these barbarian infidels coming into their sacred space. whose power, like his sorrow seemed limitless. There is certainly one thing we must recognise about Saladin. When they built a mosque like the Sleymaniye, they were doing it to say, "Yeah, I've got the power and money.". mughal-empire-in-india-sharma Identifier-ark . Islamic history remembers him as Kanuni, the Law Giver. And perhaps did not always play his hands right. their only lasting legacy a few abandoned castles. He had many mothers. it was the symbol of Christian dominance in the East. And they had certain claims to dynastic glory of their own. The Byzantine Empire wasn't strong enough. And the Qur'anic answer to that challenge is for the people who defined themselves by the gods of their ancestors. In these turbulent times, the Kaaba provided a rare place of peace. When you climb the church tower which used to be a minaret. Their studies of anatomy were so sophisticated, that they remained in use by Muslim and European physicians, Muslim scientists were especially intrigued by light, lenses. The Europeans had been losing and losing and losing. or central loan organisation who's going to be good for the money. which was always for the Ottomans the most worrisome part. The Hagia Sophia, or Ayasofya, as it's called in Turkish. They wanted to know why a very intelligent Greek scientist. Saladin also decreed that Christians who wished to. whose mystic origins go back even further, "You have become the best community ever raised up in mankind", "enjoining the right and forbidding the wrong. Sleyman would carve on a conquered fortress. sliding them over land on greased planks, passed the barrier chain. going into regions that nobody had been there before. ", In all his loneliness, there was only one refuge for the Sultan. The episode ends with the devastating invasion of Islamic lands by the Mongols. Because the best people came to Baghdad, the best thinkers, the best philosophers, the best artists. The 50,000 defenders of Rhodes manned one of the strongest forts in the world. The Great Mosque in Cordoba was simply the biggest mosque. And that is the beginning of the prophetic career of Muhammad. you killed them, you slaughtered them and ate their meat. Muhammad agreed to travel to Yathrib and settle their disputes. but he's not otherwise distinguished from the other characters in the story. And it didn't matter what the Muslims said or who they are, what their beliefs were. people whose fathers had been camel herders. to locate as many ancient texts as possible the first international scientific venture in history. The Mariposa County Sheriff's Office has confirmed the cause of death of a young California family after an August hike. Muhammad is clearly asked to do extraordinary things Muslim thinkers saw no insurmountable contradiction, The Ottoman Turks began as a nomadic people. and it was beautifully embellished with gold, mosaics proclaiming in Arabic the First Pillar of Islam "There is no god but God. can immediately remind people of the glory of God. most would eventually return to Europe, having had only a glimpse of Muslim life. Their libraries destroyed the wealth plundered, the empty cities stood mute in the aftermath of a devastation. The Safavids were also Turkic in their ethnic origins. such an Extraordinary ear for verbal expression. of the pilgrimage shrine of the Kaaba in Mecca. They simply couldn't be as insular as before. where many others of his faith and his part of the world had not been. The Mongols threw open the door for the great gunpowder empire to follow Islam was now set on a new course of expansion. But Muhammad had a surprise in store for the fallen city. Sleyman in some ways serves as a sort of epitome, of the 16th-century idea of the wise and just ruler. Islam: Empire of Faithtells the spectacular story of the great sweep of Islamic power and faith during its first 1,000 yearsfrom the birth of the prophet Muhammad to the peak of the Ottoman Empireunder the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent. Baghdad was the centre of learning in the Islamic world, and all major innovations either came from Baghdad or quickly came to Baghdad. Muslim doctors were removing cataracts surgically. But Hrrem always complained about her husband, as most wives would. The three-hour program tells the spectacular story of the great sweep of Islamic power and faith during its first 1,000 years from the birth of the Prophet Muhammed to the peak of the Ottoman Empire under the reign of Suleyman the Magnificent. The context will vary depending on the type of knowledge and how the specialized or generalist analysts relate incoming data to that knowledge. And the proof of that is that they're still there. Islamic and Western civilisation have the same roots. Empire of Faith is a documentary series made in 2000 that details the history of Islam from the birth of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad to the Ottoman Empire. By the middle of the 15th century, the city was a shadow of its former self. 'when the swords stir up the embers of war, "when sweet girls must hide their lovely faces in their hands for shame. All of this require some basic elementary science. At the age of 25, while leading a caravan northward to Syria. there was one place the Christian world could experience the lifestyle, Islamic culture would begin to have an effect, the Spanish city of Cordoba was a centre of learning and culture. Islam Empire of Faith Part 1 Prophet Muhammad and rise of Islam full PBS Documentary Eddy Misr 3.18K subscribers Subscribe 2.8K Share Save 529K views 11 years ago Part 1 of the famous PBS. Muhammad's mission filled the void that the societies wanted. Click the card to flip Definition 1 / 16 They began in the steppes of Asia and moved west when the Mongols started moving west. They told the story of the tribe. He's known to have said that he wanted to be buried very simply. of his female companions, with whom he spend so much time. whose Bedouin tribes were locked in a constant state of tribal war. and then come OUT of you as you speak it and recite it to other people. There were Christians, there were Jews. They allowed the Christians and the Jews to maintain their religious law, And so, in many cases, conquered peoples did not feel. Seems to me that one of the most important things, in his early teaching that isn't often talked about. He produced the first treatise that ventured to explain. Competition for jobs developed within a new intellectual elite. Only here would the Bedouin submit to a temporary truce. the city's 7000 Christian defenders held out for nearly a month. When the Crusaders struck, by sheer chance. We begin to have people with family names like Papermaker. Muhammad was the Prophet of Islam, a monotheistic religion. So you had to watch their movements all the time. The army of the Crusaders was totally decimated. behind a veil of fear and misunderstanding. From the Persians, Muslim blacksmiths learned how to fold steel. who was at the same time a very tragic figure. Everywhere you look you see green and colour. Islam: Empire of Faith tells the spectacular story of the great sweep of Islamic power and faith during its first 1,000 yearsfrom the birth of the prophet Muhammad to the peak of the Ottoman Empireunder the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent. According to this program, the Islamic empire sent scholars throughout the world to gather all the knowledge of mankind, which was brought to Baghdad and studied by scholars. to use the instruments for the verifications of observation? There are a number of extremely moving lamentations in poetry, talk about the feelings of anguish and terror. was a man whose vision perfectly complemeted the empire builder. Pre Islamic Arabs worshipped a number of spirits. Terror was the Mongols' principal tactic. The Hagia Sophia became the inspiration for all Ottoman domed mosques to come. It cements the idea of belonging to a movement, to a religion. instructing those in prayer to face in the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca. You're not supposed to look at them and pray towards them. They use this retaliatory technique often, of killing off entire towns. not any picture of God, certainly not, because you couldn't represent God. In a wilderness punished by the elements and bereft of water. And when you look at Isfahan, it is the most beautiful city in the world. knowing that he would not come back alive. Because you have to think of textiles not only as growing the plants. The poems themselves, like the poems of Homer. because people were fed up with previous regimes. Increasingly, scholars and historians are recognizing the profound impact that Islamic civilization has had on the face of Western culture and the course of world history. Scholars were dispatched across the empire. It was an army that would set the standard for centuries to come. This new civilization having a need for science. A force that was were to this new Islamic empire. Business suffered as pilgrims and traders, worried for their safety, left town. They considered themselves warriors for the faith, or Ghazis. The Awakening examines the flowering of Islam into one of the great civilizations in history. Having amassed the knowledge, the Muslims began to challenge it. They were conquered by the Ottomans but they had old grudges to bear. About; Blog; Projects; Help; Donate. Islam: Empire of Faith is a documentary series, made in 2000, that details the history of Islam, from the birth of the Islamic Prophet, Muhammad to the Ottoman Empire. ", New intellectual thoughts "Let's see what these people are writing.". The Mongols themselves became Muslims, or Islamic leaders, par excellence. Constantinople's strategic and economic importance was considerable. The Awakening - 53':13" Episode ini menggambarkan masa kejayaan Islam. Algebra and trigonometry, engineering and astronomy Countless disciplines integral to our lives today. The result is something very, very powerful even to watch. both toward his male friends and especially toward his the great love of his life, his wife Hrrem Sultan. Within the span of a few centuries, the Islamic empires blossomed, projecting their power from Africa to the East Indies, and from Spain to India. the Byzantines strung a massive chain across the strait. Could carry on their lives and beliefs in the way that they chose. He was supposed to be protected from any rivals. the community should go about choosing a new leader. This prevented segmentation of the empire. It discusses the impact of Islamic civilization on world history and culture. The great Italian theologian Thomas Aquinas, used the writings of the Muslim philosopher Averroes (Ibn Rsd). Also in This Series Copies Location Call Number Status Last Check-In CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 2RU, UK 40 West 20th Street, New York, NY 10011-4211, USA 477 Williamstown . because their tastebuds had been whetted by a different cuisine. they devised an ingenious system of water purification. hundreds of scribes, some of whom were women, were kept busy transcribing the translations and new writings, All of this knowledge that's being acquired from the Greeks, and from the Indians and from Central Asians. The Topkapi Palace, as it was originally conceived. But it was not the pagan people Muhammad come to destroy. the Crusaders camped on a barren hillside. In some ways, it was detrimental, of course, to grow up without parents. View: 613. You find that within 50 years it's in Syria. In order to stop the empire from splitting. Muhammad had indeed designated Ali his son-in-law and cousin, as his successor. and in which a little water makes the difference between life and death. Holy Roman Empire Homosexuality Immigration Iran Iraq ISIS Islam Israel Jerusalem Jews John Kerry LGBTQ Mahmoud Abbas Mark of the Beast Middle East Military Muslim North Korea Nuclear Deal Palestine Peace Plan Pope Francis Russia Syria Temple Mount Terrorism Top Stories Turkey United Nations United States World . For the Muslims, trade, like science, brought innovation. In doing so, they began a new community, a new tribe. The father of optics was a muslim named Ibn al-Haytham. This is not the voice of desire, this is the voice of God. and quickly won recognition as a talented general. The exhausted Christian defenders finally negotiated a truce. Under Sleyman, a single legal system was defined for the sprawling empire. devised, with Safavid help, by his beloved firstborn son and heir, Mustafa. and see the other castles that would have been in visual distance. It is understood that this submission is to the Will of God, as is laid down in the Quran. and synthesising the cultural elements through the lands that they passed. but in its glory it rivalled ancient Athens or Rome. In the green hills above Granada, was a palace of startling elegance. a life of simple devotion and ritual developed. so successful for the Muslims in Medina and Mecca. his talents caught the eye of the shipment's owner. Muhammad's followers were forced from the marketplace and starved. "They stretch for miles on both sides of the glittering river. Poets linked the tribe to its ancestors and celebrated values older than memory. to the plains, where there might be less water. He had many fathers. the Sultan fell deeply in love with a Slavic slave girl named Hrrem. Islam: Empire of Faith is the result: a three-part, 150-minute sweep through the first thousand years of Islamic history, from the appearance of the Prophet Muhammad in seventh-century Arabia to the reign of Sleyman the Magnificent in the sixteenth century. All over you find schemes for bringing water from the mountains. The Ottomans had reached the gates of the West. from Samarkand back to Cordoba, and back the other way the next year. The nexus of world power would move from the Mediterranean Sea, In Istanbul today, the Sufi dervishes still turn. It is narrated by Ben Kingsley and is available as three DVDs or two video volumes in NTSC format. In the Ottoman tradition the young prince entered the military. And that's why they could go so far and survive so long. Discusses the impact of Islamic civilization on world history and culture. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said it might be a first step to further action. What's so extraordinary about the Qur'an is its naturalness, so that it can say the most powerful cosmic things. He ordered the holiest church in Christendom destroyed. And the Kaaba in Mecca was one of a number of these sanctuaries. without feeling of respect for the sheer power of the Ottomans. Islam: Empire of Faith is a documentary series, made in 2000, that details the history of Islam, from the birth of the Islamic Prophet, Muhammad to the Ottoman Empire. ". whose dreams of conquest would not be denied. And hence the acquisition of books must have also become very easy. in what is now the great Roman Catholic cathedral in the middle of town. It's very, very big. between their faith and the laws governing the natural world. It's a totally different aspect of Islam. Within 200 years it extended from Spain to China. Inspired by the words of a prophet, and led by Caliphs and Sultans, this political and religious expansion has not been equaled in speed, geographic size, and endurance before or since. are pretty hard to seperate as far as the pre-Islamic Arabs are concerned. So that it was torn between me a target without . by an oppressive and even sometimes parasitic priesthood, the idea of Islam being a religion essentially free from clergy. brother fighting brother, son against father. and with very, very complicated patterns. It's strong. to propel metal cannonballs with staggering force. Mehmet needed to construct a strategically positioned fortress. For Sleyman, the future of his empire seemed limitless. They allowed the conquered people to maintain their administrative structures. The local religion was mixed. clearing them from the eye with a hollow needle. even for a non believer or someone from another religion. was a threat to her and she had to get rid of it. of a magical tree whose many branches foretold his siring a powerful lineage. would share the stories that had been told and retold for generations. Islam-Empire of Faith is an excellent introduction for those who might not be familiar with the basics aspects of Islam and the contributions made over centuries by adherents of the faith. That, of any of the messages in the Qur'an. According to the ***'ites, a faction, the ***'a of Ali. It discusses the impact of Islamic civilization on world history and culture. Saladin's victory did not put an end to Western aspirations in the Near East. Pbs Islam Empire Of Faith Transcript. Part of this system were these two enormous basins, The clean fresh water would flow over into the larger basin. Islam, empire of faith . 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